Nioselandahi
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean, which is comprises of two beautiful
islands (The North Island and South island) and a quite number of small
islands, especially Stewart Island / Rakiora and the Chatham Islands. However the
original name of the New Zealand Maori language is Aotearoa, which actually means
the land of the long white cloud. You know, New Zealand also have one of world’s
best Cook Islands and Niue (autonomous but the attachment is free) and Tokelau
and vassals Ross (New Zealand's territorial claims in Antarctica).
New Zealand highlights the geographical Bazltha located around
2,000 kilometers to the south-east of Australia across the sea Altasmana, and
they’re the nearby neighbors to the north of New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga. Therefore
during the long isolation New Zealand established a distinguishing animals mainly
dominated by birds, several of which became extinct after the arrival of humans
and mammals, which they entered. Well, Milford Sound is erroneously named, as a
sound is in fact a large sea or ocean inlet larger than a bay, deeper than a bright,
and wider than a fjord, while Milford Sound is came into existence by the
actions of glaciers. Milford Sound is recognized as the wettest populated place
in New Zealand and one of the wettest in the world. Rainfall can reach 250 mm
(10 in) during a span of 24 hours. The rainfall produces plenty of temporary
waterfalls cascading down the cliff faces, even some reaching a thousand metres
in length. Smaller falls from such heights may never reach the bottom of the
sound, drifting away in the wind.
Milford Strait
southwest of the South Island of New Zealand is located within Vuordland
National Park. Extends 15 kilometers inside the country from the Tasman Sea and
is surrounded by substantial rocks descent raises 1200 meters or more from each
side. Hence among the most noticeable are characterized by Mitre summit which height
1692 meters above the strait, Elephant summit at the head of an elephant shape
up 1517, the top of Lion Mountain Lion in the form of a lion perched up in 1302
AD. And stick to the slopes this rainforest abundant greenness, abound seals, penguins
and dolphins in the waters of the Straits. Moreover majestic beauty of lush
rain forests cling dangerously to these cliffs, while seals, penguins, and
dolphins frequent the waters and whales can be seen sometimes. The sound has
been recognized as a Vital Bird Area by BirdLife International because it is a
breeding site for Fiordland penguins.
The remarkable beauty of this
landscape draws thousands of tourists each day, and touching the significant
numbers each year, which has been estimated around between 550,000 and 1 million
visitors per year. These figures make the sound one of New Zealand's
most-visited tourist place, and also the most famous tourist destination,
although even with its remote location and the long journey from the nearest
population centers. Almost all sightseers going to the sound also take one of
the boat tours which usually last one to two hours. They’re offered by more
than a few companies, departing from the Milford Sound Visitors' Centre. There
is also the option of extended overnight cruises on Milford Sound.
Tramping, canoeing, and some
other water sports are possible. A small number of companies also offer
overnight boat trips. Although limited accommodation at the sound, and only a
very small percentage of tourists stay more than the day. Numerous tourists
visiting Milford Sound generally stay in Te Anau to the south or Queenstown to
the east. Well, an underwater tourist observatory found in one of the bays of
the sound provides viewing of black coral, generally found in much deeper
waters. A dark surface layer of fresh water, stained by tannins from the
surrounding forest, lets the corals to grow close to the surface here. Furthermore
in rainy and stormy days travelers can appreciate the play of the wind with the
plentiful waterfalls in Milford Sound. When meeting the cliff face the powerful
wind often goes upward and waterfalls with a vertical drop get caught by wind, producing
the water to go upwards.
